Soccer Team Valuations

#15 Hamburg SV

One of Germany's oldest clubs, earning it the nickname The Dinosaur, Hamburg was born in its current form from the union of thee of city's teams after World War One. Early success was followed by a fallow period that lasted until the 1960s when Hamburg became a founder member of the Bundesliga. Titles and trophies came in the 1970s and 1980s, but apart from a league cup in 2003, it hasn't, won a competition in 20 years. It is, though, the only founding member of the Bundesliga not to have been relegated from the top division.

Uwe Seeler made 298 appearances for his hometown club in a 20 year career, scoring 158 times, often with a trademark overhead kick. He also scored 43 times in 72 games for Germany, playing in four World Cups between 1958 and 1970. Captain of club and country, his popularity was barely dented when he had to resign in 1985 as president of the club because of a financial scandal, though not himself implicated.